Living in Riedholz

Riedholz is a small municipality in Solothurn, Switzerland, home to 2,288 people in the German-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 60%, #556 of 933), people who put healthcare first (top 62%, #443 of 718), single pensioners (top 70%, #480 of 694).

Residents2,288
Density320 per km²
Area7.2 km²
5-year growth-1.5%
Tax, single, CHF 100k15.8%
Tax, family, CHF 100k8.7%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.13‰
Hub airport41 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+33 km
Within 30 km850,500 people
Lake shore27 km (Lake Biel)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 470 m, height range 420 m
Nearest major riverAare, under 1 km
Main railway line2.2 km
Border with France26 km
Distance to Bern36 km
Within 10 km111,373 people
Winter daylight8 h 28 min, sunset 16:42

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How Riedholz ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Solothurn
Young family37#655 of 766#29 of 45Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couple52#676 of 933#20 of 41Map
Single pensioner47#480 of 694#8 of 38Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuter17#802 of 875#44 of 46Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained mover22#714 of 926#39 of 41Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first mover48#443 of 718#4 of 38Map
Nature-focused household54#1,112 of 1,577#63 of 84Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover47#1,064 of 1,428#33 of 73Map
Rural value seeker30#875 of 1,224#63 of 74Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
Lottery winner32#808 of 2,172#31 of 107Map
Climate-resilient relocation61#872 of 933#33 of 41Map
Coastal living60#720 of 790#8 of 18Map
Business owner49#556 of 933#26 of 41Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)94
  • Mobility and connectivity79
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)78
  • Green space76
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)66
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)64
  • Demographics64
  • Sea or lake shore57
  • Education and family53
  • Jobs and economy52
  • Health and elderly51
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)51
  • Foundation49
  • Flat land (terrain relief)49
  • Safety and community48
  • Taxes and wealth44
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)43
  • Lifestyle and amenities35
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance29
  • Affordability24
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)20
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)16
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)13
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)13
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)11
  • Real estate8
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance5
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20192,3222019: 2,32220202,3102020: 2,31020212,3232021: 2,32320222,3162022: 2,31620232,3092023: 2,30920242,2882024: 2,288

−1.5% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.